Connect 2012
a fantastic weekend of networking with youth leaders from around NZ, training and equipping for youth ministryConnect 2012
Our national youth leaders training weekend in 2012 will be at Keswick Christian Camp, Rotorua.
It is going to be a fantastic weekend of networking with youth leaders from around NZ, training and equipping for youth ministry, and a weekend of being challenged and inspired in your relationship with God.
Connect is for Youth leaders or elders and ministers who are working with young people from Presbyterian and Uniting Churches. It doesn’t matter if you are just starting out or are a long serving vocational leader, there will be something for you.
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- $155 Standard Registration (1 May – 20 June)
- $195 Late Registration (21 June – 2 July)
Dream Big
Lloyd Martin
Bio
Lloyd Martin is an educator and writer around youth development, cultural competency, and organisational leadership in the community sector. He co-ordinates Praxis; a network of practitioner educators in youth development which operates in the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand. He is the author of The Invisible Table, Perspectives on Youth and Youth Work in New Zealand (2006). Lloyd and his wife Anthea have four adult children and live in Cannons Creek, Porirua. Their have recently written a book together, Small Stories; Reflections on the Practice of Youth Development (2011). Lloyd is nearing the end of a long and illustrious footy career (round ball).
Keynote – Agents of Change
Understanding our role in creating positive change in our churches, our communities and in the lives of young people we interact with. How do we use youth development approaches to involve our young people in addressing some of the big issues at a local level? How do we bring our churches with us on the journey?
Rod Thompson
Bio
Rod took up his role as National Principal of Laidlaw College in September 2010. Prior to this Rod served as Head of the School of Theology. Rod has also worked as the Executive Officer for Vision Development with Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia; a high school teacher; and a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Sydney. Rod is married to Rosanne and they have four adult children and two granddaughters.
Immersing in the gospel story
We live in an era of extremes, including extreme stories about human adventure and achievement. The gospel is a big story. It impels us to big dreams for our own lives, the world and the glory of God. How can we immerse in the biblical account of the gospel of Christ? What will that mean for our lives in the 21st century?
Mick and Ruby Duncan
Bio
Mick and Ruby live and work in Manurewa, South Auckland. Mick is the Pastor of the local Baptist church and the author of several books on discipleship Who Stands Fast?: Discipleship in Difficult Times andWild Ones. Ruby leads an organisation (IOSIS, situated in Manurewa) that seeks to provide assistance to families facing issues around violence, addiction and poverty. She is the current president for the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
Keynote: Dream Big Again.
Dreams we have for ourselves, others, and our ministry, sometimes fall over and collapse on us causing pain, a sense of failure, and despair. How do we dream and risk again in such a context? How do we keep serving in the trenches as life long followers of Jesus? How do we dream together as a community?
7 main Streams with 30 workshops
- Nuts and Bolts of youth ministry (for those starting out in youth leadership)
- Leadership
- Theological/biblical stream
- Church
- Worship
- Young People
- Discipleship
Full information will be here soon.
The Circle of Courage. Lloyd Martin
Lloyd Martin
Bio
Lloyd Martin is an educator and writer around youth development, cultural competency, and organisational leadership in the community sector. He co-ordinates Praxis; a network of practitioner educators in youth development which operates in the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand. He is the author of The Invisible Table, Perspectives on Youth and Youth Work in New Zealand (2006). Lloyd and his wife Anthea have four adult children and live in Cannons Creek, Porirua. Their have recently written a book together, Small Stories; Reflections on the Practice of Youth Development (2011). Lloyd is nearing the end of a long and illustrious footy career (round ball).
Workshop – The Circle of Courage.
Heard of it? Not sure what it’s about? The Circle of Courage is an indigenous model of youth development, this session will introduce the ideas behind it and look at it’s relevance to working with young people in both church and community settings
Sustainability, Lloyd Martin
Lloyd Martin
Bio
Lloyd Martin is an educator and writer around youth development, cultural competency, and organisational leadership in the community sector. He co-ordinates Praxis; a network of practitioner educators in youth development which operates in the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand. He is the author of The Invisible Table, Perspectives on Youth and Youth Work in New Zealand (2006). Lloyd and his wife Anthea have four adult children and live in Cannons Creek, Porirua. Their have recently written a book together, Small Stories; Reflections on the Practice of Youth Development (2011). Lloyd is nearing the end of a long and illustrious footy career (round ball).
Workshop – Sustainability.
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Being involved in youth ministry for the long haul; caring for ourselves and the people closest to us while we are busy saving the world. ”
Dream Big: Esther, Exile, Courage and Hope. Rod Thompson
Rod Thompson
Bio
Rod took up his role as National Principal of Laidlaw College in September 2010. Prior to this Rod served as Head of the School of Theology. Rod has also worked as the Executive Officer for Vision Development with Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia; a high school teacher; and a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Sydney. Rod is married to Rosanne and they have four adult children and two granddaughters.
Dream Big: Esther, Exile, Courage and Hope.
Esther and Mordecai lived in the extreme era of Persian Empire. How can we learn from their courage and hope in the face of crisis? How does the book of Esther take its place in the canonical Scriptures and the overarching story of the gospel of Christ? In this workshop we will work from Esther to Christ and develop our own responses to 21st cultural challenges.
Dream Big: Living faithfully in cultural contexts. Rod Thompson
Rod Thompson
Bio
Rod took up his role as National Principal of Laidlaw College in September 2010. Prior to this Rod served as Head of the School of Theology. Rod has also worked as the Executive Officer for Vision Development with Christian Parent Controlled Schools in Australia; a high school teacher; and a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Sydney. Rod is married to Rosanne and they have four adult children and two granddaughters.
Dream Big: Living faithfully in cultural contexts .
Cultural stories are overwhelming. We are immersed in them day after day as we go about our lives. How should we relate to our cultures? What should we both celebrate and critique? What does Christian faithfulness look like in the 21st century? In this workshop we will begin to develop insights into faithful discipleship in the midst of cultural challenge.
How to be a really good public speaker even if you don’t have a gift for it. Mick Duncan
Mick Duncan
Bio
Mick and Ruby live and work in Manurewa, South Auckland. Mick is the Pastor of the local Baptist church and the author of several books on discipleship Who Stands Fast?: Discipleship in Difficult Times andWild Ones. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
How to be a really good public speaker even if you don’t have a gift for it.
“This applies to one on one stuff, small group presentations or big groups. How to communicate in a compelling way.
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How to deal with your ego. The path towards becoming a kingdom person. Mick Duncan
Mick Duncan
Bio
Mick and Ruby live and work in Manurewa, South Auckland. Mick is the Pastor of the local Baptist church and the author of several books on discipleship Who Stands Fast?: Discipleship in Difficult Times andWild Ones. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
How to deal with your ego. The path towards becoming a kingdom person.
There are excessive ego types and each can stop us from living compelling and courageous lives. What is needed is a ego-hit or divine wound.
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Supporting People through their Change. Ruby Duncan
Ruby Duncan
Bio
Ruby and Mick live and work in Manurewa, South Auckland. Ruby leads an organisation (IOSIS, situated in Manurewa) that seeks to provide assistance to families facing issues around violence, addiction and poverty. She is the current president for the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
Supporting People through their Change. .
When working with people with serious issues, it is so important to know what is actually happening for them in their change process.
Spiritual Disciplines for the Long Haul. Ruby Duncan
Ruby Duncan
Bio
Ruby and Mick live and work in Manurewa, South Auckland. Ruby leads an organisation (IOSIS, situated in Manurewa) that seeks to provide assistance to families facing issues around violence, addiction and poverty. She is the current president for the New Zealand Council of Christian Social Services. They have three adult children and two grandchildren.
Spiritual Disciplines for the Long Haul.
How do you do this stuff in the worst places and at the worst of times?
The lost art of inviting. Jonathon Hesp
Jonathon Hesp
Bio
Jonathan has been involved in youth ministry since he was 15 when he volunteered to be part of the leadership team at Mana Baptist. Since then he has been involved in christian after school clubs, Sunday schools, youth groups and much more. He firmly believes in teaching young people the whole bible and not just the pretty / lovely bits! He is passionate about evangelism and in 2011 became the Executive Director of Alpha New Zealand.
The lost art of inviting.
For some reason we suck at inviting our friends, colleagues, neighbours to come and explore our faith in Jesus and our churches and youth groups. Come along and unpack the fears we have around this, and talk about how we can help our young people not have the same fears as they progress through our youth groups.
We only have a couple of young people, we can't do youth ministry, Liz Whitehead
Liz Whitehead
Bio
I have been engaged in youth ministry since I was 15, I have worked as a regional youth coordinator for Auckland presbytery, youth and schools coordinator for Christian World Service and now as children, young families and community worker for St Albans Uniting. As a volunteer I have run youth groups in Hamilton and Auckland and am currently one of the key leaders for Zolo youth which works across 7 Presbyterian parishes in Christchurch Presbytery. I am an ordained elder and have a passion for seeing young people grow in their faith and their involvement at all levels of church life. I love sports and use this as a fundamental to much of our team building and social events a Zolo.
We only have a couple of young people, we can’t do youth ministry.
This is an all to familiar comment in churches, who also hark back to the time when youth ministry was big and formed many of our church leaders. In Christchurch we have overcome this in some of our parishes. This workshop will look at Combined ministry, how parishes can work together in mission with young people whilst maintaining their individual identity and brand, owning the youth ministry, keeping the couple of young people involved and growing leaders.
Song Writing. Darryl Tempero
Darryl Tempero
Bio
Darryl Tempero. Darryl is married to Michele and they have the 3 greatest boys ever! He is a minister in Christchurch Presbytery helping out as part of the earthquake recovery, planting a church exploring new ways of being church in kiwi culture, and doing a doctorate of ministry looking at 21st Century church leadership. Before that he and Michele led the creative ministries team at Hornby Presbyterian Community Church in Christchurch for 13 years. They spent 2 years studying at Hillsong College a very long time ago, and from that experience and many others since, he enjoys exploring issues around what we do together in worship services.
Song Writing.
We need more songs that express who we are and help us live our lives as followers of Jesus. This workshop looks at some of the keys to good songwriting, plus some practical tips on writing worship songs.
Making music. Darryl Tempero
Darryl Tempero
Bio
Darryl Tempero. Darryl is married to Michele and they have the 3 greatest boys ever! He is a minister in Christchurch Presbytery helping out as part of the earthquake recovery, planting a church exploring new ways of being church in kiwi culture, and doing a doctorate of ministry looking at 21st Century church leadership. Before that he and Michele led the creative ministries team at Hornby Presbyterian Community Church in Christchurch for 13 years. They spent 2 years studying at Hillsong College a very long time ago, and from that experience and many others since, he enjoys exploring issues around what we do together in worship services.
Making music.
Making music. What are the keys to making good music? This is a practical workshop to play together, sound great, and jam as much as possible!
Worship 'leading.' Darryl Tempero
Darryl Tempero
Bio
Darryl Tempero. Darryl is married to Michele and they have the 3 greatest boys ever! He is a minister in Christchurch Presbytery helping out as part of the earthquake recovery, planting a church exploring new ways of being church in kiwi culture, and doing a doctorate of ministry looking at 21st Century church leadership. Before that he and Michele led the creative ministries team at Hornby Presbyterian Community Church in Christchurch for 13 years. They spent 2 years studying at Hillsong College a very long time ago, and from that experience and many others since, he enjoys exploring issues around what we do together in worship services.
Worship ‘leading.’
As we grow in our understanding of what it means to be together worship God, what does that look like in a worship service? In the context of music bands and worship leaders, how do we choose songs, lead the congregation, and pray? What does it look like for young people in the 21st Century to worship God? Is there a place for singing? How do I help young musicians? This will be a practical workshop working together to explore these questions and more.
DREAM of how to DREAM. Don Ikitoelagi
Don Ikitoelagi
Bio
Don Ikitoelagi has recently been appointed as the Pasifika Missionare, with a focus on young Pacific Islanders in New Zealand. He is a Niuean and has ten children with his lovely wife Ere, who is also an ordained minister. He was appointed to be a Director of Cross Cultural Mission and Ministry with the Uniting Church of Australia among Pacific, African, Asian, Anglo. He was also responsible of developing a youth mission and ministry with 1.5 and 2nd generation migrant young people.
DREAM of how to DREAM.
Pacific Island young people like many young people are struggling to dream in church communities that have not learned how the body of Christ evolves and can positively interact with the world around it drawing from its rich resources.
This workshop will explore together questions such as, how can the church be a place that enables all people to dream of a glorious future in the kingdom of God? How do we go about addressing the leadership of churches struggling to engage with a changed social context? How can our churches become places that release the spirit of God to dwell with the dreamers of all generations?
There’s a mission on our doorstep, Anne Overton
Anne Overton
Bio
Anne works as the Community Mission Advisor for Presbyterian Support Northern. Her mission is to work alongside Presbyterian churches & Schools and assist them to connect with their local communities and neighbourhoods. Anne and her husband Mark worked in Brazil for 9 years running an orphanage, Mission for the Children of the King and also developed a number of community initiatives in the slums of Joao Pessoa. Prior to this Anne was the co-director of The Epicurean Workshop, a specialist kitchenware & cookschool in Newmarket, Auckland.
There’s a mission on our doorstep
Finding God’s heart beat for your community.
Do you know what God might be up to in your neighbourhood, your community? Wouldn’t it be great to live in a community where people know they belong, where children are happy & nutured! If these questions resonate with you then spend an hour finding out practical ways to connect with others and learn how to become God’s gloves in your neighbourhood. (delicious edible treats available!)
Practical ideas to help your youth grow. Marty Kingi
Marty Kingi
Bio
Marty has been in youth ministry over twenty years. Ten years as a full-time youth pastor. He is currently a youth pastor at St John’s Presbyterian Church in Hawera. His experience is in taking small youth groups and enabling and encouraging the youth group to grow spiritually and in numbers. Marty is passionate about my God and love to relax watching sport or movies.
Practical ideas to help your youth grow
In this workshop we will discuss what makes a youth ministry grow spiritually? I will share some of the resources that have worked for me in youth ministry. We will specifically look at prayer and different ways to engage young people in prayer. There will also be opportunity for you to discuss and share ideas in a small groups and feedback. I guarantee you will leave excited and refreshed with new ideas to help your youth grow.
The Shape of Your Mind. Rob Williams
Rob Williams
Bio
Rob is married to Nadia and they have one child and one dog. He has completed a Diploma in Ministry Internship when Laidlaw was BCNZ, and is currently studying toward a Bach. Theo through Otago. He has been a youth leader since 2000 and a full time youth worker since 2006, all at St Peters Pressy in Tauranga. He is passionate about personal discipleship and knows Jesus is the Hero.
The Shape of Your Mind
Looking at the scary potential of the mind and the challenge and importance of being involved in its renewal.
Proclaiming the Gospel. Matt Chamberlin
Matt Chamberlin
Bio
Matt Chamberlin has been trying to figure out how to care for and disciple teenagers since 2002. Unable to shake the nagging call as an evangelist he quit his real job in 2005 to begin working with Young Life, an interdenominational organisation mad on helping churches to reach kids who wouldn’t even know how to spell Jesus. Matt moonlights as youth pastor of Howick Presbyterian Church where he and other staff rack their brains to try and make the ‘Family of God’ and the ‘Kingdom of God’ a reality in their neck of the woods. Matt is well aware that what he teaches better work as its only 10 years until he and his wife Stephanie will be ushering their 15 month old daughter Hannah though the teenage years!
Proclaiming the Gospel
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Presence based youth work (theory and practice). David Hoe
David Hoe
Bio
Dave is passionate about walking alongside young people as they journey through life. He is a youth pastor and community youth worker is committed to seeing young people cared for and given the opportunity to meet Jesus.
Presence based youth work (theory and practice)
Theory and practice of presence based youth ministry. We unpack the why and how to of going into the world of young people.
Generation Te Aka Puaho. Wayne TeKaawa
Wayne TeKaawa
Bio
Facilitator: Rev Wayne Te Kaawa. Uncle to them uncle, tall, very handsome and definitely very clever kool az dude !
Youth Panel: Rangimarie Te Kaawa, Daniel Thrupp, Averlyn Davis, Keisha Hunia, Wiremu Ropata (the group is still to be added too).
Generation Te Aka Puaho.
In this workshop, a group of youth from Te Aka Puaho will form a panel and speak about the challenges of being young Maori in Church and society. The panel will explore contemporary questions of youth and culture in a modern day context. This workshop will be facilitated by the Rev Wayne Te Kaawa, Moderator of Te Aka Puaho. In the workshop each of the Te Aka Puaho youth will share what some of the challenges and highlights of maintaining their faith and also what some of their dreams are for the direction of the Church. At the conclusion of their presentation there will be an opportunity for open discussion.
Consuming Faith. Carlton Johnstone
Carlton Johnstone
Bio
Carlton is the National Youth Ministry Development Leader for PCANZ based in Wellington. He is married to a beautiful woman named Sarah, dad to a delightful little boy called Max, avid U2 fan, movie addict and coffee drinker. He works with local churches helping them think through and explore the kind of faith community they need to be for emerging generations.
Consuming Faith
Advertising communicates a particular understanding of the world and our purpose in it. How can faith and theology inform our understanding and practices of consumer culture? How does consumer culture shape our understanding of faith? We will discuss these and other questions together in this workshop.
Is God on Facebook? Gordon Fitch
Gordon Fitch
Bio
Gordon is the National Youth Ministry Co-ordinator for PCANZ based in Wellington. UK born, he is married to his wonderful American wife Amanda, who have been blessed with four children: Ainsleigh, Baeleigh, Sophie and Liam.Gordon’s interests include football, golf, travel, and he has a real passion for mission and family. Gordon has served in youth ministry for 15 years, in a number of contexts, and has experienced God do some incredible things.
Is God on Facebook?
It seems that new media these days is always socially driven, whether that is texting, Facebook, Draw Something, Skype, Instagram, or whatever. It is all about relationships -
just like youth ministry. And though we have to be careful how we use such technologies, social media can be a wonderful tool. In this workshop we will share resources and tips with each other, while discussing techniques how to be efficient in our online life and not overtaken by it.
Passion. Jeff Odhiambo
Jeff Odhiambo
Bio
Jeff is the youth and young adults pastor at St Albans Presbyterian church in Palmerston North. Married to one wife- Alicia. Father to a lovely daughter Eleonora Amani. Jeff has worked and lived cross- culturally for six years. He is in love with the misfits, people on the fringe and an advocate for a third culture church.
Passion
This workshop is not an intro to a new discipleship model, but an exploration of the myth, dominate paradigm and plausibility structures of discipleship.
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Emily Wotton
Bio
Emily Wotton is the Youth, Child & Family Ministry Advisor for the Auckland Region of Northern Presbytery. She has been in this role for 5 years and spent 10 years prior working locally in church & community based youth & children’s ministry as well as events management. She and her husband Israel have 2 kids (Molly 12 & Noah 9), 2 basset hounds, 1 very loud cat, and a variety of extended family. They enjoy live music, good food, snowboarding, & exploring the amazing outdoor playground that is NZ!
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What is the Gospel? Ray Coster
Ray Coster
Bio
Married to Judy and have four adult children. Have been in parish ministry for 35 years – the last 27 at Mount Maunganui.
My passion is to grow the Kingdom of God and encourage God’s people in mission. I love travel and have enjoyed travel in Asia and Europe.
Enjoy cycling, and with Judy we have cycled the South Island twice, plus many rides in the North island. Really looking forward to servig the church as Moderator.
What is the Gospel?
This workshop is a facilitated discussion with those that attend on your mindset as a Christian. A wise person once said to me, ‘I am not who I think I am. I am not who you think I am. I am who I think, you think I am.’ When we apply this to God, I am not just who I think I am. I am who I think God thinks I am.
As I look at the church, this mindset has a profound affect on how we do mission. If I think that I am not good in God’s sight. If I think that I am a sinner. … Then I will not feel empowered to get involved in God’s mission.
At the heart of my workshop will be this thought of God empowering us for mission when we fully understand and appreciate the gospel – not just Paul’s understanding of the gospel!
Changing face of mission: Understanding God’s call and our part to play. Kirstin Harray and Angela Norton
Kirstin Harray and Angela Norton
Bios
Kirstin spent 10 months overseas in 2010 as a participant of CWM’s Training In Mission Programme. This time was split between Johannesburg, South Africa, and Madurai, India where she studied theology, mission and culture as well as practical volunteer work at an HIV/AIDS hospice, a Women’s Refuge Centre, Chaplaincy Department of India’s largest Hospital, and at a Social Justice and Empowerment Home for at risk girls. Currently she is studying a Graduate Diploma in Theology at Laidlaw College in Auckland. Her passion is to support young people’s participation in mission, both in New Zealand and worldwide.
Having worked in the financial industry for 5 years, Angela’s life changed when she stepped out of her comfort zone, and into a land of unexpected blessings and challenges.
Angela has been working with the Presbyterian Church in Myanmar since 2007, and more recently as the PCANZ’s Myanmar Partnership Coordinator. Angela has been involved in establishing the Rice Bowl Fund which supports development projects within local churches in Myanmar.
She has led a number of teams to visit with women’s groups, students and church leaders in Myanmar. Together, they learn from each other what it means to support one another.
Through this work she has been inspired to live a life of faith, action and purpose. She is passionate about seeing lives changed here and in Myanmar through the partnership and development projects.
Changing face of mission: Understanding God’s call and our part to play
How is it that through the development of technology we are connected to our world yet disconnected to our neighbour? This workshop is an interactive and challenging discussion on the changing face of mission today. We will consider: What is mission? How can we play our part in God’s Mission? Why is it important? What is sustainable mission, and what opportunities are available to participate in short term/long term mission trips?
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The Climb. Meauli Seuala
Meauli Seuala
Bio
I am a New Zealand born Samoan raised and living in South Auckland. Fellowshipping at Tamaki PIPC for 25 years and counting. I am blessed to be an Elder and servant doing God’s work within my church community. I am married (16 years) to Margaret Craig and we have 6 children. I am Passionate about empowering youth and helping them realise their potential. I have been a youth worker for CYFs and now working in the community.
The Climb
In this workshop we will explore a remake song of The Climb by Miley Cyrus. The lyrics speak about a journey that we can all relate to as young people who struggle but have to believe that we can make it. We will discuss this song through a faith lens framed by a conversation about how we can encourage others in our walk, or climb in the faith as we grow stronger in Christ.
Why be a Minister? Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston
Bio
Mark thas led a parish in Wellington, New Zealand, experimented with Cafe Church and alternative worship and community events, been involved in Church planting in Scotland, started a youth street project with a London double decker bus, taken young people to the slums of Peru and up the Amazon, discovered the plight of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank, and currently is Auckland Coordinator for the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership.
Why be a Minister?.
Why on earth would God call anyone to be a Minister ? Well lets find out. Why do we have Ministers in the Presbyterian Church ? What does it involve ? Do you have to be traditional and boring or are you allowed to be contemporary and creative ? What training is required ? Is it a fulfilling career ? How do you know whether its for you ? How do you get started ?
Under Construction. Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston
Bio
Mark thas led a parish in Wellington, New Zealand, experimented with Cafe Church and alternative worship and community events, been involved in Church planting in Scotland, started a youth street project with a London double decker bus, taken young people to the slums of Peru and up the Amazon, discovered the plight of Palestinian Christians in the West Bank, and currently is Auckland Coordinator for the Knox Centre for Ministry and Leadership.
Under Construction.
This workshop explores some of the theology and habits that are at the heart of being apprentices in God’s mission activity in the world. Youth-work and church-work builds something, but what are we constructing ? A bigger church, a more attractive youth ministry, a movement of impact ? What are we working for and are we building with the training and tools of God’s reign or something else?
Bridging the gap between Church and Community, Tala Page
Tala Page
Bio
Tala is the Children & Youth Ministry Coordinator for St Andrew’s Otahuhu. A keen advocate for children and youth. Her passion is mentoring and encouraging the younger generation to reach their full potential. She lives by three values – disciple, encourage and equip – because Jesus taught his disciples by example, setting the pattern for his followers; therefore you can learn to encourage and equip others.
Bridging the gap between Church and Community.
This workshop explores different avenues of getting involved in both the Community you are situated in and also Presbytery. The Christian life is life can only be a life which reflects that love. Therefore the Church needs to be outward looking and seeking different ways of being a part of the Community. Case studies based on Otahuhu – working with different partnerships like Council, Police, Schools, Rec Centre, Community Groups etc.
Back to School, Andy Banks
Andy Banks
Bio
I have been involved in full time youth ministry for over 20 years and for much of that time, that ministry has been based in schools. Schools shape lives and it’s vital that Christians are a part of that shaping. We are called to make disciples and it’s so important that we walk alongside of our young people; modelling, coaching and supporting them to be salt and light to their school friends. I am hugely passionate about helping young people become life long disciples and the journey starts right now as we begin the walk together with them in their everyday lives…
Back to School.
Schools shape and influence the lives of the young people we connect with. It’s where the majority of them spend their everyday week to week lives and yet many youth ministries and churches are separate from their everyday world. This session reestablishes the challenge to connect with our local schools, gives practical examples of how we can build bridges with local schools and walk alongside our young people in their everyday lives.
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| Fri | |
| 4pm | Registration |
| 5pm | Bonus Workshops |
| 6pm | Dinner |
| 7:30pm | Small groups / Icebreakers |
| 8pm | Keynote 1 |
| 9:30pm | Supper |
| 10:00pm | Prayer |
| Sat | |
| 7:00am | Prayer |
| 7:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30am | Workshop 1 |
| 9:30am | Workshop 2 |
| 10:30am | Morning Tea |
| 11:00am | Keynote Session 2 |
| 12:30pm | Lunch (in small groups) |
| Free time | |
| 4pm | Workshop 3 |
| 5pm | Workshop 4 |
| 6pm | Dinner |
| 7:30pm | Keynote Session 3 |
| 9:30pm | Supper |
| 10:00pm | Prayer |
| Sun | |
| 7:00am | Prayer |
| 8:00am | Breakfast |
| 9am | Workshop 5 |
| 10:00am | Morning Tea |
| 10:30am | Keynote Session 2 |
| 12:00pm | Lunch |
Airport Shuttle
Keswick Conference Centre is only 3 minutes away from the Rotorua airport. We will be providing a free shuttle ride from the airport on the Friday afternoon/early evening, and back to the airport once Connect is finished. There is also an hourly public bus service if you are traveling outside of these times. Please tick Airport shuttle on the registration form if you want to take the shuttel, we will contact you nearer the time to get your flight details.
Auckland Airport Bus Shuttle for South Islanders
We are able to offer a highly subsided bus service for South Islanders from Auckland Airport to Rotorua. The scholarship will vary on numbers of passengers. I would expect everyone to get a full scholarship, but you may need to pay as much as $10. We are accepting applications until 20 June. We will email everyone on 21st June with full details and cost if applicable. You must be at Auckland airport, and able to leave on the bus at 2pm. You will be able to catch return flights home from 5:30pm
Auckland Bus Shuttle
Emily Wotton is arranging a bus service from Auckland. If you are interested in taking this service, please contact her ASAP.
ycfministry@xtra.co.nz. Unfortunately we have no subsidy for this service.
Connect 2012
Description:
It is going to be a fantastic weekend of networking with youth leaders from around NZ, training and equipping for youth ministry, and a weekend of being challenged and inspired in your relationship with God.
More Info
gordon@presbyterian.org.nz
(04) 381-8292
027 272-7716
Presbyterian Youth Ministry
Terralink House, 275 Cuba Street,
PO Box 9049, Wellington 6141
